Lift Device For Garbage Disposal Installation

A lift device for use with a garbage disposal, the lift device comprising:

• a base column defining a channel which extends into the base column through a top side of the base column, the base column being internally threaded;
• a lead screw coupled to the base column, the lead screw being externally threaded, the lead screw being threadably received in the channel of the base column, wherein a rotation of the lead screw in a first rotational direction with respect to the base column raises the lead screw with respect to the base column and a rotation of the lead screw in a second rotational direction with respect to the base column lowers the lead screw with respect to the base column;
• an input disc coupled to a top end of the lead screw, the input disc extending outwardly with respect to a rotational axis of the lead screw, the input disc defining a plurality of notches around a perimeter of the input disc;
• an outer column coupled to and surrounding the base column, the outer column extending upwardly beyond the top side of the base column, the outer column defining a plurality of guide slots, each guide slot of the plurality of guide slots extending vertically with respect to the outer column, the plurality of guide slots being open at an upper side of the outer column, the outer column defining an access aperture in a front side of the outer column, the access aperture extending into the outer column to the input disc;
• a disposal support member coupled to the outer column at the upper side of the outer column, the disposal support member having a U-shape wherein the disposal support member is configured to surround a lower portion of the garbage disposal and support an upper portion of the garbage disposal;
• a support connector removably securing the disposal support member to the outer column, the support connector comprising an insertion member and a receiver, the insertion member being insertable into the receiver, the insertion member being coupled to the disposal support member, the receiver being coupled to the outer column;
• a platform slidably coupled to the outer column and resting over the input disc, the platform comprising a hub panel and a plurality of tabs, the plurality of tabs being coupled to and radially spaced around the hub panel, each tab of the plurality of tabs being positioned in an associated guide slot of the plurality of guide slots of the outer column, the platform being radially fixed with respect to the outer column via the guide slots, the platform defining a recess adjacent to the input disc and the access aperture of the outer column;
• a platform turntable coupled to and positioned between the platform and the input disc, the platform turntable facilitating rotation of the input disc with respect to the platform;
• a base turntable coupled to a bottom side of the base column and a lower side of the outer column, the base turntable comprising an upper member, a lower member, and a lock pin, the upper member being rotatably mounted over the lower member, the lock pin being positionable to extend through the upper member and the lower member to fix the upper member with respect to the lower member;
• a sliding pad coupled to the base turntable opposite the base column, the sliding pad comprising friction reducing material such that the sliding pad is configured to be freely movable across a support surface;
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• a handle coupled to the front side of the outer column.